Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable
Governance (AFAG), is calling for the total overhaul of the civil service to
meet the expectations of new government policies.
According to the
group, some civil servants are partisan whiles others are there without merit
and some purely on vested interest hence the need to get rid of
them.
AFAG also mentioned that it shall embark on an institutional
corruption exposure in all the ministries, government departments and agencies
to help in the battle against corruption.
As the case has always been,
it stated it shall continue to relentlessly assist the government in the fight
against corruption.
The group implored the president elect, Nana
Akufo-Addo to probe the scandals that has rocked this nation in the last eight
years.
Some of these include Woyome, GYEEDA and National Service Scheme
scandals, Brazil 2014 Fiasco, SADA misappropriated funds and the hundreds of
scandals committed or alleged to have committed by the past
administration.
AFAG further urged Nana Akufo-Addo to tackle raging
issues related to basic necessities, including food, electricity, gas, water,
fuel and telecommunications as he promised during his campaign.
Speaking
at a press conference yesterday in Accra, the Chairman of AFAG, Dr Nana Ayew
Afriye, urged Nana Akufo Addo and his government to build a robust economy to
provide employment across the country especially for the teaming youth when his
administration begins from 7th January, 2017.
“We expect an economy that
will enable individuals to develop the skills that businesses are currently
lacking and at the same time reduce unemployment which would in turn increase
wellbeing and help reduce social and economic deprivation” he noted.
He
stated that it is the group’s expectation to put this nation back into the path
of progress.
The Member of Parliament-elect for Effigyase/Asokore
further appealed to the in-coming government to take immediate steps to reduce
the huge taxes on industries as a means of kick-starting businesses.
He
asked Ghanaians to be careful not to be used by any group of individuals to
undermine or stampede the coming government's efforts in putting the economy
back in shape.
The group used the opportunity to commend His Excellency,
John Dramani Mahama for his contributions to the
nation.
